Activity chooser: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 07:27, 23 May 2023

What is the activity chooser?

Overview of the Activity chooser

The activity chooser appears when Edit mode is on and you click either the link Add an activity or resource at the bottom of each section or (New in 4.2) you click anywhere on the course page where you want to add your item.

Icon colours

The activity icons are coloured according to their function in the course. Standard icons are coloured as follows:

Green = communication
Pink = assessment
Blue = content
Red(orange) = collaboration.

Each item has a star icon, for favouriting, and an information icon leading to more information and documentation.

The activity chooser has tabs for different views. Which tabs you see depend on the administrator's settings (see Admin settings below) and can include:

Starred - any activity or resource you (the teacher) star as a favourite or frequently used activity
All - all Activities and Resources together
Activities - only Activities
Resources - only Resources
Recommended - items the administrator has chosen in Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Recommended activities

MoodleNet

If the administrator has enabled integration with MoodleNet then optionally a link to MoodleNet can be added to the footer of the activity chooser by selecting MoodleNet from Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser settings.

Admin settings

From Site administration > Courses >Activity chooser > Activity chooser settings, the administrator can define the default tabs for the activity chooser in courses. (Starred activities always appear first.)

New in 4.2 The admin can make the Recommended tab appear first in the activity chooser if desired (after the starred tab if present.) In new installations, Recommended is the default tab.

From Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Recommended activities, the administrator can select items which will then appear in a Recommended tab in the activity chooser.

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 {{Managing a Moodle course}}
-{{New features}}
 ==What is the activity chooser?==
-*The activity chooser appears when the editing is turned on in a course and you click the link 'Add an activity or resource'.
+{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/bktFdTkr3hA | desc = Overview of the Activity chooser}}
-{{MediaPlayer | url =https://youtu.be/HVNJJfjjwDQ  | desc = Activity chooser}}
-*Each item has a star icon, for favouriting, and an information icon leading to more information and documentation.
+The activity chooser appears when Edit mode is on and you click either the link Add an activity or resource at the bottom of each section or '''(New in 4.2)''' you click anywhere on the course page where you want to add your item.
-[[File:StarInfo.png|center]]
-*Which tabs you see depend on the administrator's settings (see Admin settings below) and can include:
+[[File:actchooser4+.png|500px]]
-**'''Starred''' - this displays any activity or resource you (the teacher) star as a favourite or frequently used activity.
+===Icon colours===
-**'''All''' - this displays all [[Activities]] and [[Resources]] together
+The activity icons are coloured according to their function in the course. Standard icons are coloured as follows:
-**'''Activities''' - this displays only [[Activities]]
+*Green = communication
-**'''Resources''' - this displays only [[Resources]]
+*Pink = assessment
-**'''Recommended''' - this displays items the administrator has chosen in ''Site administration > Courses >Activity chooser >Recommended activities"
+*Blue = content
+*Red(orange) = collaboration.
+Each item has a star icon, for favouriting, and an information icon leading to more information and documentation.
+[[File:starfave.png|starfave.png]]
-{{Note| If the administrator has enabled integration with [https://moodle.net MoodleNet] then the option to browse content from MoodleNet is visible at the foot of the activity chooser.}}
+The activity chooser has tabs for different views. Which tabs you see depend on the administrator's settings (see Admin settings below) and can include:
+*Starred - any activity or resource you (the teacher) star as a favourite or frequently used activity
+*All - all [[Activities]] and [[Resources]] together
+*Activities - only [[Activities]]
+*Resources - only [[Resources]]
+*Recommended - items the administrator has chosen in ''Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Recommended activities''
+===MoodleNet===
+If the administrator has enabled integration with [https://moodle.net MoodleNet] then optionally a link to MoodleNet can be added to the footer of the activity chooser by selecting MoodleNet from Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser settings.
 ==Admin settings==
-*From ''Site administration > Courses >Activity chooser >Activity chooser settings'', the administrator can define the default tabs for the activity chooser in courses.
+*From ''Site administration > Courses >Activity chooser > Activity chooser settings'', the administrator can define the default tabs for the activity chooser in courses. (Starred activities always appear first.)
-*From ''Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser >Recommended activities'', the administrator can select items which will then appear in a Recommended tab in the activity chooser.
+'''New in 4.2''' The admin can make the Recommended tab appear first in the activity chooser if desired (after the starred tab if present.) In new installations, Recommended is the default tab.
+[[File:actchooserrecommended.png]]
+*From ''Site administration > Courses > Activity chooser > Recommended activities'', the administrator can select items which will then appear in a Recommended tab in the activity chooser.
 [[es:Selector de actividad]]
+[[de:Aktivitäten-Auswahl]]

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